JarSquad Public Assembly #40: Monday 21st October
Schedule
Mon Oct 21 2024 at 03:15 pm to 05:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Jabulani (at the Plot) | Plymouth, EN
About this Event
JARSQUAD brings people together through communal food-preservation, to practice sharing ingredients, recipes, and know-how by making jams and preserves as a ‘squad’.
We're pleased to be part of 's EAT YOUR PUMPKIN programme of events! Hubbub, an environmental charity, reports that 30 million pumpkins are expected to be bought for carving, of which 16 million won’t be eaten: an equivalent of 95 million meals-worth of pumpkins are set to go to waste!
For this October session, we'll be inviting folks to BRING YOUR PUMPKIN for decoration. We'll have paints to draw some cool designs on our pumpkins, and have tasters of our Quince & Pumpkin jam made in winter. We’ll take steps to begin fermenting a pumpkin hot sauce and sauerkraut.
Anyone carving pumpkins will be invited to save seeds and freeze any usable pumpkin parts for a jam which we'll make in our November session.
No experience necessary, just a willingness to get chatting and decorating/painting! and involved with some food prep and cooking. :)
- BRING YOUR OWN PUMPKIN for decorating!
- PLEASE LET US KNOW if you have any food allergies or additional needs in advance.
- PLEASE BYO APRON (if you have one - it helps us lots to launder less!), and hair ties and/or caps
A NOTE ON CHOOSING YOUR CONTRIBUTION
JarSquad runs as a solidarity economy and we offer sliding scale fees and free tickets as it is important to us that our events are financially accessible for everyone.
Do offer what you can joyfully and meaningfully give to help us cover things outside our Exchange Rate. These include our overheads, venue costs, and the energy we contribute so we can keep the project going.
We warmly welcome chats about what it means to co-create a gift economy, and how we already participate in alternative and diverse economies here in Plymouth.
We have some free tickets for those who can't otherwise afford to attend. We also have set CONCESSION / STANDARD / SOLIDARITY contributions, as well as SOMETHING IN BETWEEN (Choose-What-You-Give).
We're experimenting with IN-PERSON DONATION tickets for those unaccustomed to making online payments, and would prefer to bring a cash donation on the day.
The statements below may help you assess what to choose:
== Please have a FREE ticket if that's what you need ==
== GIVE £1-£5: If you are on benefits, state pensions, or very low income and with no assets
== GIVE £6-£11: If you earn an income that enables you/your household to meet your basic needs
== GIVE £12-£16 (or more in solidarity): Your offering helps retain one standard place, and one concession place so someone can attend for free.
Above image of grape leaves being prepared for brining by Tess Wilmot
We're always experimenting with our session times. There's no obligation for you to stay the entire duration but it would be great to have as much of your company as possible.
We're limited to 8 persons per 75 minute slot, and have lots of various jobs that'll need your special touch!
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In addition to your ticket contribution, we'd welcome any extra fruit or supplies you'd like to offer/trade using our exchange rate (image below) onsite.
ANY QUESTIONS? GET IN TOUCH! Email: [email protected]
Where is it happening?
Jabulani (at the Plot), 80-84 Union Street, Plymouth, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00 to GBP 16.00
